Upcoming Galaxy Watch Update for select Samsung wearables – check if your device is eligible
Slinging Some Smart Watch Updates at You, Samsung Style!
Get ready to track your health like never before with Samsung's cracking new software update, slated for the Galaxy Watch lineup. This baby is chock-full of brainy wellness features designed to offer prized insights into your sleep, recuperation, and overall well-being.
Corralling smartwatch users with a digit-monitoring vine, the update is part of the snazzier One UI 8 Watch software, built on Wear OS 6. Sectioned off like a fine chessboard, these tools will aid you in constructing a more fitting sleep rhythm and reducing stress for a better life's balance.
However, not every Galaxy Watch owner will snatch up these benefits at once.
Nodding off smartly with Bedtime Guidance
One of the show-stopping additions is the Bedtime Guidance, which whips you a suggested sleep window pegged to your recent nightly patterns.
By examining circadian rhythms and "sleep pressure" (how scrumptiously worn-out your bod truly is), the feature helps you embark on a more revitalizing snooze with thoughtful prompts and minuscule urgings to hit the hay.
Advanced sleep features like this one have been the bread and butter not just for Samsung's smartwatches but also for trendy alternatives such as the Oura Ring 4 and the new Whoop MG.
Other sleep-centric goodness includes the Vascular Load, a fresh health metric that forecasts the strain on your cardiovascular system while you're nodding off.
Yeas, this can offer nuggets of information about your body's overnight bumping-and-grinding, whether stress, sleep quality, or even your grub could be nudging your heart's wellness.
Sprinting fitter with Running Coach
Lace 'em up! Runners haven't been forgotten either. The revamped Running Coach splits into a zippy 12-minute fitness assessment to divine your current jogging level, then cooks up a tailor-made training plan that gradually develops with your performance.
Antioxidants, shmartioxidants? Oh really!
Prepare to be amazed! The unlikeliest feature is the Antioxidant Index, which leverages light sensors on the watch to calculate the extent of carotenoids in your skin - a readout for whether your body's full of antioxidants. Basically? If the fruit and vegetables have found their way to your plate, your watch has the lowdown.
This space-themed trick might sound a tad on the bizarre side, but it's aligned with Samsung's broad health vision, much along the lines of WHOOP and Oura's concentrate-upon-recovery metrics.
Who's the lucky duck catching this update?
New features are dropping in the One UI 8 Watch beta, which, as of now, is open to users in the U.S. and South Korea. In the initial release phase, it's intended for the Galaxy Watch 6 Series, Galaxy Watch 7 series, and the new Galaxy Watch Ultra. So, if you're still pimping it with a Watch 5 or an earlier model, you might be gazing longingly for now.
But remember, Samsung likes to spread the wealth. Frequently, they release features to older versions as well, over time, so keep those peepers cocked for future bulletins.
Snag further deets on the update at Samsung.
- The Bedtime Guidance feature, a highlight of the new update, provides a suggested sleep window based on recent sleeping patterns, helping users to sleep more restfully by considering circadian rhythms and sleep pressure.
- For runners, the revamped Running Coach splits into a fitness assessment and tailor-made training plan, aiming to enhance running performance by adapting to individual abilities.
- Surprisingly, the Antioxidant Index uses light sensors on the watch to measure the presence of carotenoids in the skin, serving as an indicator of the body's antioxidant levels, a feature similar to WHOOP and Oura's recovery metrics.
